Fabbri History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Italy

The Italian surname Fabbri is derived from the Latin word "faber," meaning "craftsman," and as such, it was likely an occupational name first born by someone who was an iron worker, or some kind of craftsman.

Early Origins of the Fabbri family

The surname Fabbri was first found in Modena (Etruscan: Mutna; Latin: Mutina; Modenese: Mòdna), a city in Emilia capital of the province of Modena. It became Roman in 215 B.C. It was successfully defended by Brutus against Mark Anthony.

This very ancient family dates back to 1185 when Bertaldo Fabri was recorded in Vicenza, a city in northeastern Italy. Later in 1217 in Bologna, one of the family was granted the title of count from the Duke of Parma. In 1256, Bernardo de Fabris to escape the tyranny of Ecelino, emigrated from his homeland and took refuge in Padua. Another branch of the family was Fabri of Calvene, a branch of the previous one, in 1282 they went to live in Calvene and were called Fabri di Berica, because they moved to Vicenza. [1]

Early History of the Fabbri family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Fabbri research. Another 123 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1360, 1400, 1441, 1489, 1502, 1544, 1603, 1618, 1697, 1700, 1719, 1725, 1729, 1730, 1731, 1745, 1747, 1750 and 1760 are included under the topic Early Fabbri History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Fabbri Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Fabbri, Fabbro, Fabbris, Fabri, Fabro, Fabrey, Fabre, Fabris, Faber, Favro, Faveri, Favero, Favaro, Frau, Fabretto, Favret, Favarin, Fabbrini, Fabbrin, Fabbrucci and many more.

Early Notables of the Fabbri family

Prominent among members of the family was

Martinus Fabri (died 1400), North Netherlandish composer of the late 14th century, known to be a singer; Felix Fabri (1441-1502), was a Dominican theologian, in 1489 authored a book on the history of...

Fabbri Ranking

In France, the name Fabbri is the 8,856^th most popular surname with an estimated 500 - 1,000 people with that name. [2]

Fabbri migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Fabbri Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Bernardo Fabbri whose oath of allegiance was recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1868
Fabbri, aged 28, who landed in America, in 1892

Fabbri Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

A. Fabbri, aged 39, who settled in America, in 1905
Henry Fabbri, who landed in Mississippi in 1906 [3]
Alborto Fabbri, aged 9, who immigrated to the United States from Citta S. Angele, Italy, in 1908
Alessandro Fabbri, aged 32, who landed in America from Gragnano, Italy, in 1910
Agostino Fabbri, aged 26, who immigrated to the United States from Gragnono, Italy, in 1910
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Fabbri (post 1700) +

Inez Fabbri (1831-1909), née Agnes Schmidt, an Austrian American soprano, voice teacher and impresaria
Fabio Fabbri (1933-2024), Italian politician and lawyer, Minister of Defence (1993-1994)
Roberto Fabbri (b. 1964), Italian classical guitarist, composer, teacher and writer
Paolo Fabbri, Italian musicologist and academic, recipient of the 1989 Dent Medal
Andrea Fabbri (b. 1992), Italian ice dancer
Franco Fabbri (b. 1949), Brazilian-born Italian musician, musicologist and broadcaster
Edmondo Fabbri (1921-1995), Italian football player and coach
Diego Fabbri (1911-1980), Italian playwright
Luce Fabbri (1908-2000), Italian anarchist writer, publisher and daughter of Luigi Fabbri
Luigi Fabbri (1877-1935), Italian anarchist, writer, agitator and propagandist
... (Another 7 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

Battista di Crollalanza, Giovanni, Dizionario Storico-Blasonico 3 vols. Pisa: Arnaldo Forini Editore, 1886. Print
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)